- Jul 22, 2012
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I was watching a TV show about the great depression and it had some interesting parts about demanding equal pay for black workers. At that time, unions of white workers did not want to be underbid by black workers, so they insisted on having a minimum pay for all workers. This ensured that white workers would be hired before black workers because working for less money was the only way black workers could get jobs. This sounds eerily familiar. Today, women are often paid less because we work less. We work fewer hours, we usually stay away from dangerous tasks and heavy lifting, we take more sick days, and we're more likely to stay home to take care of sick kids. For a lot of women, getting paid less is the only reason they have a job. This wage gap actually reverses when looking at single women with no children. Single women with no children are paid an average of 8% more than men, which seems fair because we pay a hell of a lot more for haircuts.
Thoughts? Opinions? This wouldn't be the first time women have been stabbed in the back by men who claim to be "helping" us.
Thoughts? Opinions? This wouldn't be the first time women have been stabbed in the back by men who claim to be "helping" us.
